at the Dcrhj Mc.eliiuj, 1843. 
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The silver medal was awarded to Mr. Hornsby for a tliirty- 
coultor drill, enccling the deposition of clover and grass-seeds, 
cither separately or mixed, in rows 3 inches apart. This excellent 
implement facilitates an extension of the drill system, and does 
much credit to the inventor. 
A third implement by the same maker was considered to be 
equally, if not still more deserving of encouragement and appro- 
bation ; viz., a cart with drills attached for both ridge and flat 
culture, adapted for sowing from two to four rows of turnip-seed 
and bones, or other pulverized manure. This is another and im- 
portant step made towards the perfection of the drill system, by 
accelerating the operation, and diminishing labour in the field. 
The silver medal was given to Mr. Hornsby for this original 
combination of drills with the manure-cart. 
To Mr. Thomas Hunter, of Ulceby, near Barrow-on-Humber, 
Lincolnshire, 5/. were awarded for an excellent ridge turni]) and 
manure drill, the invention of Mr. Cartvvright. Without the aid of 
diagrams it would be next to useless to attempt to convey a distinct 
idea of the particular mechanism adopted by the different makers 
for discharging manure, and ensuring uniformity in its deposition. 
A safe and perfect judgment of mechanical sufficiency, or of the 
superiority of one method over another, can, in fact, scarcely be 
arrived at without a patient trial. That a considerable advance had 
been made during the past year in the manuring faculty of the drill 
was manifest in most of the machines exhibited; and the Judges were 
disposed to estimate very highly the arrangements of Mr. Hunter's 
simple apparatus, which he represented to be quite effective for 
drilling putrescent manure ; yet they did not feel so satisfied of 
its powers as to award to him the highest prize, which they might 
otherwise have done, though his drill was limited to turnip culture. 
They now think it their duty to report that, since the meeting, 
one of their number has carefully tried this drill, and found it 
perfectly capable of depositing well-chopped fold-yard manure 
mixed with soil, without the aid of the riddle, and with as much 
regularity and precision as has been hitherto effected with dry 
bones, ashes, or compost. He is also of opinion that, with this 
drill, moisture not being an impediment, ashes are unnecessary 
as assisting in bringing compost to the drilling state ; and, further, 
that all that is required for the preparation of fold -yard or stable 
muck is, that it should have a certain degree of fineness so as to 
admit of its being covered by soil when deposited. He is satisfied 
that Mr. Hunter's drill is capable of uttering any required quan- 
tity of such manure, and of passing lumps, without obstruction, 
even of 5 inches' diameter. 
Mr. John Caborn, of Denton, Grantham — the whole of whose 
collection showed an acquaintance with sound mechanical prlnci- 
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